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Chidgey Goes Dystopian—and It’s Disturbingly Brilliant

The Book Everyone Will Be Talking About in 2025

​Nesting by Roisín O’Donnell: A Quietly Devastating Portrait of Survival​

Careless People and the Cost of Staying Silent

A Love, A Choice, A Language of Limbs

The Quiet Courage of The Sunflower House

The Attic of Alternate Husbands

The Economy of Enough

The Ockham Longlist Broke My Heart (And Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing)

The Quiet Brilliance of Cathy Rentzenbrink: On Ordinary Time and The Last Act of Love

Why Did I Wait So Long? Falling Headfirst into The Covenant of Water

Would You Open the Box? Reading The Measure in an Age of Dystopia

The Lion Women of Tehran: Fierce Friendships, Lost Dreams, and the Power of Choosing Again

Sad Girls, Sea Baths & Sydney: A Love Letter to Everyone and Everything by Nadine J. Cohen

Reading the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction Longlist (Well, Half of It Anyway)

Love and Second Chances

Playground by Richard Powers: A Brilliant, Chilling Reflection of Our Reality

A Hot Mess We Can All Relate To

Eventually, the Wheels Had to Fall Off

Perfectly Flawed: Exploring Control, Identity, and Messy Protagonists

Celebrating Kiwi Talent: Two Incredible Reads by New Zealand Authors

A Joyful Failure: My 2024 Reading Wrap-Up and Favourite Books

A Vivid Journey Through Life, Death, and Istanbul's Hidden Corners

Illuminating the Shadows

When Life Changes Forever

Beauty in the Broken: A Review of All the Ugly and Wonderful Things

Two Stories, One Heart